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The Odd Couple: Emmy Rossum and Adam Duritz

↑ Charitable Stripping: Uptown in New York City, the typically staid auction crowd got a refreshing shakeup last night when Sotheby's held its Take Home a Nude event, which supported the New York Academy of Art. Chuck Bass and__Blair Waldorfweren't there to bid__, but those who did show up included Liev Schreiber, the newly expectant Padma Lakshmi, Ronald Perelman, and Heather Graham.

↑ New "It Spots": Downtown in New York City, the Cinema Society christened the just-opened Crosby Street hotel (which is sure to become the new hot hangout) with a screening of An Education, a film about a schoolgirl who is seduced by an older man. Among those who attended the Dior Beauty and Moët & Chandon–sponsored event was Susan Sarandon, who knows a thing or two about "It spots": the actress just opened a Manhattan ping-pong club called SPiN that's been, well, bouncing with activity lately. Movies Becoming Reality: A real-life version of An Education played out on Manhattan's West Side, as the recently divorced 23-year-old Emmy Rossum attended the American Ballet Theater gala with her new, 45-year-old boyfriend, Adam Duritz. We wonder if they will show up together at tonight's big party at the W in Washington, D.C., where Rossum is on the guest list.

Poor Branding: Between the shoes at McQueen and Chanel's barnyard chic, how can anyone in Paris find any time to fixate on the romantic inclinations of Russell Brand?

↑ Fashion Week Elite: There is nothing more refreshing to celeb-watching fashionistas than Fashion Week stars who actually know their couture. While New York catwalk viewings are often the domain of the D list, Paris (the city) and Milan have seen such A-listers as Catherine Deneuve,Gwyneth Paltrow, and Renée Zellweger.